Personal Info
Birth date
1894-02-20 (131 Years)
Day of death
1971-05-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
Бокудзэн Хидари
Bokuzen Hidari
Biography
Bokuzen Hidari (左 卜全 Hidari Bokuzen, 20 February 1894 - 26 May 1971) was a Japanese actor and comedian born in Kotesashi Village (now part of Tokorozawa), Iruma District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, The Lower Depths and Ikiru. Hidari was famous among Japanese audiences for his portrayals of meek, downtrodden men, and although a teetotaller, was renowned for his convincing drunk scenes (see esp. "Ikiru").
Filmography
Seven Samurai
8.455
Overview:
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.Ikiru
8.309
Overview:
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.Red Beard
8.1
Overview:
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.Scandal
6.9
Overview:
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.The Idiot
7
Overview:
Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love Kameda, but is loved in turn by Akama. When Akama realizes that he will never have Taeko, his thoughts turn to murder, and great tragedy ensues.The Lower Depths
7.1
Overview:
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
7.5
Overview:
Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejirō must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...Three Outlaw Samurai
7.5
Overview:
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.The Rickshaw Man
7.2
Overview:
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.Gamera, the Giant Monster
6
Overview:
A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage.The Three Treasures
5.4
Overview:
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the outcome is far from what any of them expected.Red Lion
6.404
Overview:
Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sawando, his hometown, to announce the end of tyranny.I Live in Fear
7.3
Overview:
Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves to move his family to safety in Brazil. His family decides to have him ruled incompetent and Dr. Harada, a Domestic Court counselor, attempts to arbitrate.Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
6.3
Overview:
In feudal Japan, gangsters chase a young girl who might testify against their boss. When the gangsters murder the girl's grandfather on sacred ground, the door is opened for the Yokai Monsters to step in.Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
6.775
Overview:
Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himself to use his amazing sword skills to help the young woman's father, whose river-crossing service is under attack by the same gang responsible for Zatoichi's wounds.Black Tight Killers
6.667
Overview:
Daisuke Honda, a war photographer in Vietnam, meets Yuriko Sawanouchi, a stewardess on his plane back to Japan. After drinking with her at a Tokyo bar, he becomes involved in saving Yuriko from assassination by stylish, female ninjas. When trying to rescue Yuriko from kidnappers, Daisuke discovers a group of foreigners are hunting for a WWII-era treasure hidden on an island by Yuriko's father.Samurai from Nowhere
7.1
Overview:
Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter of the clan's chief counselor who married the low-ranking Ihei to avoid becoming the clan lord's mistress. Into the mix comes Oba Gunjuro (Tetsurō Tamba), a mysterious ronin who will do anything for money. This leads to a fitting climax as the forces of hate and love converge while the couple attempt to break through the border!The Sun's Burial
6.5
Overview:
In Osaka's slum, youths without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the buying and selling of identity cards and of blood. Alliances constantly shift. Tatsu and Takeshi, friends since boyhood, reluctantly join Shin's gang. Shin's an upstart and moves his gang often to avoid the local kingpin. Hanoko is a young woman with ambitions: first she's in the blood business with her father, then she joins forces with Shin. She soon breaks off that partnership, even though she's taken the sensitive Takeshi under her wing. Double crosses multiply. Those with the closest bonds become each others' murderers.Two in the Shadow
7.7
Overview:
A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.The Blue Pearl
NYR
Overview:
The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a superstitious coastal town. Though raised within the same tradition-bound crucible, the two women – Noe and Riu – are portrayed as diametric opposites; the former meek but affectionate, the latter strong-willed but jaded by a tryst with metropolitan life.Three Pretty Devils
5.5
Overview:
A trio of teenage tarts try to earn money through shoplifting and prostitution scams and get into deep trouble.Fox and Raccoon
NYR
Overview:
A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and constant setbacks as they chase survival and dream of a better future.Vendetta of a Samurai
6.8
Overview:
Mataemon Araki, a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance.Untamed Woman
7.4
Overview:
A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive for success, takes up with a tailor who cannot console himself with her strong personality.The Human Vapor
6.6
Overview:
A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a beautiful dancer. The Human Vapour is ruthless in his quest for money and kills anyone who stands in his way, especially police. He soon becomes Tokyo's most wanted criminal. Can he be stopped before he kills again?Forever a Woman
7.5
Overview:
Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In the last stage of her life, she meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her life.Yagyu Secret Scrolls
7
Overview:
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan. The information is divided among the three scrolls, all of which must be possessed for the secrets to be understood. When Princess Yuhime steals the scrolls, Tasaburo, a samurai with magical powers, and his brother Senshiro are sent to retrieve them.Acting
1971Follow the Girls as Shima-san
1971Kaiun ryokō as Unknown
1971Live and Learn as Janitor
1971New Shameless School as Alfata Jinbei
1970Life is a Battle as Unknown
1970The Little Hero as Unknown
1970Oh, My Comrade! as Unknown
1970Shameless School: Tackle Kiss as Unknown
1970Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude as Jinbei
1970Love Fantasia as Unknown
1970Three Pretty Devils as Old man
1970The Walking Major as Boilerman
1970Brothers of Capones as Unknown
1970Shameless School as Jinbei
1970Rebel Against Glory as Unknown
1970Rainbow Over Paris as Koji Minagawa
1970Five Gents and a Kuniang as Aso Chairman
1970Tora-san, His Tender Love as Toku
1969Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure as Unknown
1969Woman as Unknown
1969Red Lion as Gohei
1969Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2 as Unknown
1969Madcap Mixup as Police chief
1969Our Wasteland as Unknown
1969Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts as Jinbei
1969Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo as Unknown
1969A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier as Unknown
1969Sex and Life as Unknown
1968Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi as Unknown
1968Prison Boss as Unknown
1968New Year Trip as Unknown
1967Two in the Shadow as Unknown
1967Traveling in Party as Unknown
1967The Young Ace in the South Pacific as Arita Hidezo
1967Song of Love as Unknown
1967Zoku izuko e as Unknown
1966Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge! as Unknown
1966Ohana han: Dai ni bu as Gosuke
1966Ohana han as Gosuke
1966A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga as Clerk at "Iyami-yu"
1966Gamblers' Luck as Unknown
1966Black Tight Killers as Momochi
1965Secret Club 000 as Unknown
1965Gamera, the Giant Monster as Old Farmer
1965The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice as Takichi
1965喜劇 各駅停車 as Unknown
1965The Abalone Gals as Unknown
1965Sanshiro Sugata as Priest
1965Red Beard as Patient A
1964Red Diamond as Unknown
1964Garakuta as Unknown
1964Zatoichi's Flashing Sword as Kyubei
1964Three Outlaw Samurai as Sakusan
19643 Gents in the Snow Country as Unknown
1964Samurai from Nowhere as Unknown
1964Hail the 3 Gents as Unknown
1963Jolly Barbers as Unknown
1963A Lawless Outpost as Unknown
1963Gang Loyalty and Vengeance as Unknown
1963Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin as Unknown
1963Young Swordsman as Otsuka Kihei
1963The Young Ace in Hawaii as 古屋老人
1963Siege of Fort Bismarck as Unknown
1963The Sunshine Girl as Unknown
1963A Devil of a Gentleman as Unknown
1963次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中 as Unknown
1963Girls Born in August as Unknown
1963Street of Wandering Men as Unknown
1963A Fishmonger's Tour as Unknown
1963Beyond the Green Hills as Unknown
1962Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady as Unknown
1962Danger Pays as Sakamoto, the Expert
1962My Hobo as Unknown
1962Curry Rice as Unknown
1962Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru as Unknown
1962Ponkotsu oyaji as Unknown
1962Chihō kisha as Unknown
1962Shin kitsune to tanuki as Unknown
1962A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen as Unknown
1962This Madding Crowd as Unknown
1962Red Bud and White Flower as Unknown
1962Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble as Unknown
1962Otoko no Uta as Unknown
1962Pride of the Campus as Prof. Ishiwaki
1962次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々 as Unknown
1962Nippon no obaachan as Unknown
1961Wakai yatsura no kaidan as Unknown
1961Awamori-kun nishi-e iku as Unknown
1961Boss Takes to the Road as Unknown
1961The Youth and His Amulet as Unknown
1961The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream as Unknown
1961An Urban Affair as Kinnosuke Togura
196120 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2 as Unknown
1961Sir Galahad in Campus as Prof. Ishiwaki
1961Sararīman yajikita dōchū as Unknown
1961Tange Sazen and the Princess as Unknown
1961Playboy President as Chairman Yokoyama
1961Hijō no otoko as Unknown
1961Invitation to the Enchanted Town as Unknown
1961痛快太郎 as Unknown
1961Botchan yarō seizoroi as Unknown
1960The Human Vapor as Jiya
1960The Angry Sea as Unknown
1960Mighty Shosuke as Unknown
1960Dare yori mo kimi o aisu as Unknown
1960Volunteering for Villainy as Unknown
1960The Sun's Burial as Unknown
1960Lord Mito: All Star Version as Unknown
1960Life's Simple Pleasures Pt. 4 as Unknown
1960お嬢さん三度笠 as Unknown
1960Kirai Kirai Kirai as Unknown
1960New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking as Clerk at Haruyoshi Inn
1959The Three Treasures as God Amenominaka
1959Four Hours of Terror as Old man
1959Ripe and Marriageable as Salesman
1959Age of Nudity as Gen-ji
1959The White Road Across the River as Unknown
1959Red Pants as Unknown
1959Souls in the Moonlight III as Doan
1959Fox and Raccoon as Hidematsu Yasufuku
1959A Whistle in My Heart as Unknown
1959A Young Boss Tries Really Hard as Kōbei
1959Echo Mountain as Unknown
1959Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons as Unknown
1958The Young Boss is Third Generation as Kōbei, Yukichi’s Grandfather
1958The Invisible Wall as Unknown
1958Hana no yukyo-den as Unknown
1958The Child Writers as Nakahara
1958Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring as Village Head Akamatsu
1958The Hotelman's Holiday as Teacher
1958Botchan as Janitor
1958Yaji and Kita on the Road as Unknown
1958The Rickshaw Man as Unknown
1958Souls in the Moonlight II as Doan
1958Secret of The Golden Spell as Tamaru Mondonosho
1958A Bridge for Two Alone as Unknown
1958The Princess of Badger Palace as Awa-no-Kami
1958Island of Fury as Unknown
1958Makeraremasen katsumadewa as Unknown
1957Travel Romances as Unknown
1957The Lower Depths as Kahei the Pilgrim
1957Hadaka no Machi as Unknown
1957Souls in the Moonlight as Doctor Doan
1957On Wings of Love as Heikichi Kobayashi
1957Untamed Woman as Old man
1957Yagyu Secret Scrolls as Unknown
1956The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1) as Unknown
1956Typhoon as Unknown
1956The Legend of the White Serpent as Unknown
1956Outlaw island as Unknown
1956The Fencing Collegian as Unknown
1956Meteor Karate Strike as Unknown
1955Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume as Unknown
1955Rikidozan: Man of Fury as Unknown
1955Forever a Woman as Hide's Husband
1955I Live in Fear as Landowner
1955Policeman's Diary, Part 2 as Unknown
1955Subarashiki shōtai as Unknown
1955A Hole of My Own Making as Unknown
1955Yukiko as Unknown
1955The Wolves as Unknown
1955Shōnen shikeishū as Unknown
1955(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home as Florist
1955Love Never Fails as Unknown
1955All is Well as Hikoichi Okubo
1955Lovetide as Factory owner (uncredited)
1954The Valley Between Love and Death as Unknown
1954Surprising 53 Stations of the Tokaido as Unknown
1954The Ditch as Unknown
1954関八州勢揃い as Unknown
1954Seven Samurai as Yohei
1952The Man Who Came to Port as Kan-jii
1952Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to as Shiro's grandpa
1952恐妻時代 as Unknown
1952Ikiru as Ohara
1952Today is Payday as Section chief
1952Beauty and the Thief as Unknown
1952Shi no machi wo nogarete as Unknown
1952Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido as Genji
1952Foghorn as Unknown
1952Vendetta of a Samurai as Unknown
1951The Life of a Horse Trader as Gosaku
1951Miki, the Swordman as Unknown
1951The Blue Pearl as Riu's father
1951The Idiot as Karube
1951The White Orchid as Unknown
1951Elegy as Unknown
1951右門捕物帖 片眼狼 as Unknown
1950Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog as Peasant
1950Scandal as Drunk